exorcised

verb

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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Recent Examples of exorcised The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
  1. discarded
  2. dumped
  3. unloaded
  4. ditched
  5. lost
Verb
  • Still, once the tooth is out and discarded, the choice disappears with it.
    — Allison Palmer July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Blueberries with a purchase date of July 3, 2026 or before should be discarded, Publix advises.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • There are two possible, competing ways in which dust can affect the Alfvén waves, which in turn could determine how energy is dumped into the corona, heating it.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • As a result, Corbin and Parmida were dumped from Love Island USA.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Fox also unloaded its regional cable sports networks — a savvy move before that business cratered.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • As dozens of delivery trucks unloaded decor outside of MSG, there was speculation that Swift and Kelce were building a castle inside of the venue.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of unloaded
Verb
  • The Supreme Court on June 30 ditched one of the remaining checks on money in politics, a decision in line with recent rulings favoring free speech rights over fears about potential corruption.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Aemond is not going to back down, and Aegon has already ditched his plan to abdicate.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of ditched
Verb
  • Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • The last-place Angels have lost seven consecutive games, tying their longest losing streak of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of lost

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